Inglourious Basterds: 10 Things That Would Have Happened Afterwards

5. The Countless Conspiracy Theories

There are already hundreds of conspiracy theories relating to Hitler's death in real life - the internet is awash with them. Many of these theories indulge scenarios in which the dictator doesn't really die and disappears to somewhere like Bora Bora to evade capture, or (for some reason) becomes a lowly dentist in darkest South America (seriously: that's one). These are the kinds of conspiracy theories that only people who are either insane or half-crazy seem to suggest. But can you imagine the sort of truly outlandish conspiracy theories that might have emerged from the woodwork had Hitler and company actually died in the very theatrical and mysterious way that they died in Inglourious Basterds? And given that the proper ins and outs of Operation Kino would likely remain undisclosed for a good number of years, the Parisian cinema fire that led to the dictator's death would prompt a lot of questions... like, who was actually responsible? Who started the fire? Was it a trap? An accident? Why did so many high-ranking officials opt to gather in one room? One likely conspiracy theory - and one that would presumably be laughed off by the masses - might link the massacre all the way back to Shosanna, especially as somebody smart discovers that her family were murdered by Nazis and that she - of all people - would have had good reason to seek revenge on the upper echelon of the Third Reich.